Question follow-through · 73694
Countryside and Farms: Solar Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to prioritise industrial rooftops over (a) arable farmland and (b) countryside fields for solar panel locations.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 9 Sept 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
1 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to prioritise industrial rooftops over (a) arable farmland and (b) countryside fields for solar panel locations.
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Government incentivises industrial rooftop solar in various ways, including permitted development rights, favourable tax treatment, and the Smart Export Guarantee. Solar is part of our strategy for improving the energy performance of buildings. It wil...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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